Environmental Coordinator

Salary $61,193.60 – $90,812.80 Annually

Job Type Full-Time

FLSA Status Non-exempt

Work Location Springfield, Oregon

Schedule Mon–Fri, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Opening Date May 15, '26

LRAPA has an opening for an Environmental Coordinator 1 (EC1).

The EC1 is a paraprofessional position that serves as a primary point of contact for community members, regulated entities, and partner agencies, while also supporting critical governance and regulatory functions.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Customer Service – Answering phones, welcoming office visitors, responding to emails, and connecting the public to the appropriate LRAPA staff, resources, and information so that every interaction with the Agency is timely, helpful, and professional.
• Complaint Intake – Receiving, evaluating, and routing community complaints across program areas including asbestos, general air quality, home wood heating, outdoor burning, and wildfire smoke; entering valid complaints into LINFO; and sending timely follow‑up communications to complainants and staff.
• Board of Directors & Citizens Advisory Committee Support – Preparing agendas and meeting materials, capturing meeting minutes, coordinating meeting logistics, and ensuring monthly meetings of the Board of Directors and Citizens Advisory Committee run smoothly and are well‑supported.
• Rule making Coordination – Serving as the department’s rules coordinator, supporting LRAPA’s rule making process from start to finish by drafting and tracking rule making documents, facilitating staff and stakeholder engagement, and coordinating with the CAC, Oregon DEQ, and EPA as needed.
• Asbestos Coordination – Sharing responsibility for asbestos notification intake and processing with the Environmental Coordinator 2; maintaining asbestos‑related records; responding to public and contractor inquiries; and supporting compliance with applicable federal and state asbestos notification requirements.
• Enforcement Coordination – Supporting LRAPA’s enforcement program by coordinating scheduling, documentation, and communication between enforcement staff and other program areas; serving as an organizational point of contact for enforcement logistics; and ensuring enforcement workflows are well‑organized and consistently documented.
• Office Oversight – Managing day‑to‑day office operations including monitoring and ordering supplies and maintaining organized, audit‑ready internal records and files.

This position works in close partnership with the Environmental Coordinator 2, who carries primary responsibility for stationary source permit coordination. Together, the two roles support the full range of Communication & Coordination Department functions.

The ideal candidate will bring a combination of qualities to confidently represent LRAPA to the community, support the Agency’s governance and regulatory processes, and manage a varied workload with professionalism and care. Some key characteristics that will ensure success in this role include:

• The ideal candidate understands that their daily work – answering a question, routing a complaint, supporting a Board meeting – connects to the larger mission of protecting clean air for Lane County. They approach every task with care and a commitment to doing things right.
• They will bring a community‑centered mindset to every interaction, recognizing that public trust is built one exchange at a time.

• The successful candidate will be a skilled communicator who can explain regulatory topics clearly to members of the public, many of whom may be unfamiliar with air quality rules or Agency procedures. They will make complex information feel accessible without oversimplifying it.
• They will work collaboratively with internal staff, Board members, community stakeholders, and government partners, and will be proactive and flexible in how they deliver service.
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate patience and emotional intelligence, particularly when handling complaints or facilitating stakeholder engagement in rule making processes. They will know how to listen actively,…